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Kiruna
11 months ago
Engineers are relocating an historic church in Kiruna, Sweden, to make way for the expansion of an iron ore mine.
Sweden moves entire church across Kiruna city for mine expansion ○
The relocation of the 113-year-old church is part of a 30-year project to move about 3,000 homes in the city.
The ‘big church move’: Swedish town begins to roll historic building 5km ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Kiruna Kyrka’s slow journey is part of effort to stop town being swallowed by Europe’s biggest underground mine
After eight years of planning, an estimated cost of 500m kronor (£39m) and an early morn…
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